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Man seriously injured in late night shooting in Surprise
SURPRISE, AZ (AZFamily) — A man is badly injured after being shot late Tuesday night in Surprise. Surprise police said officers responded to the reported shooting around 10 p.m. near 168th Drive and Jenan Drive, just off the Loop 303 and Cactus Road. Officers found a man who had...
4 teenagers arrested in connection with West Valley homicide case
PHOENIX — Four teenagers from El Mirage were arrested in late June after a two-month homicide investigation, authorities said. The El Mirage Police Department arrested the four suspects last Wednesday. They allegedly orchestrated a plan to rob a handgun from a 15-year-old boy on April 29. “During the robbery,...
Scottsdale Mother Sentenced to 11.5 Years for Second-Degree Murder in Infant's Fentanyl Overdose
A tragic case has reached its judicial conclusion in Maricopa County, where a mother, Gabrielle Marshall, born March 1990, was sentenced to over a decade in prison for the second-degree murder of her 13-month-old child who died from a fentanyl overdose, in an announcement by Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, according to a press release from her office.
Buckeye man sentenced to 10 years for killing wife while she slept
A Buckeye man was sentenced Monday to 10 ½ years in prison for killing his wife. John Elwyn Smith, 76, pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter for the 2020 death of Jill Kay Smith. On April 9, 2020, Smith called 911 and told Buckeye police dispatch that he had shot...
Phoenix woman turns herself in after shooting, killing another woman
PHOENIX — A woman turned herself in Saturday for shooting and killing another woman earlier that morning, Phoenix Police said. The suspect, 24-year-old Teayanna Minter, turned herself in at the Glendale Police Department. Phoenix Police took her into custody later and booked her into Maricopa County Jail for second-degree murder.
Glendale Police Seek Public Help Identifying Suspect in ATM Robbery, Silent Witness Offers Cash Reward
Glendale police and Silent Witness are currently seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect connected to an armed robbery that occurred in mid-May. According to ABC15, the incident took place shortly after 9 p.m. on May 19 near a bank close to Loop 101 and Camelback Road. Reportedly, the...
Have you seen her? El Mirage mother worried her teen left home with man she met online
EL MIRAGE, Ariz. — It's been 10 days since Emily Lane said her 14-year-old daughter snuck out of the house in the middle of the night and never returned. “I’m literally living a parent’s worst nightmare," Lane said. “I was upset. I was sad because she didn’t even look back.”
'Highly irresponsible and offensive': Arizona Police Association, MCAO respond to DOJ report on Phoenix Police
PHOENIX - The Arizona Police Association (APA) and Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell held a news conference on July 2 to respond to the Department of Justice's report on the Phoenix Police Department. "We have combed through the report, and are appalled," said APA President Justin Harris. "It is highly...
Lori Vallow's Arizona murder trial pushed to 2025
Lori Vallow's murder trial was rescheduled for early 2025 during a hearing Tuesday. Vallow appeared briefly in Maricopa County Superior Court for the status hearing but left after the judge decided a news camera could film the proceedings. Vallow's attorney, Gerald Bradley, had argued to have news cameras removed from the court and for the sealing of all recordings of the hearing made by the court's own camera system.
Man shot, killed in Rio Verde after confrontation with married couple
One man is dead after confronting another man and his wife in Rio Verde, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said. About 10 p.m. Monday, authorities said Kyle Kepler, 45, initiated a confrontation with Thomas Griffin, 31, and Griffin's wife. ...
Tolleson mother says ride-on toy truck burst into flames outside home
TOLLESON, AZ (AZFamily) —Rosie Contreras is relieved after her family escaped a house fire on June 20. She said a ride-on toy forklift she had gotten her two five-year-old twin boys, Emanuel and Xavier, for Christmas burst into flames around 3:30 p.m. outside her house. Fortunately, her boys weren’t...
Arizona election worker charged in security-related thefts seen with Democrat politicians in resurfaced photos
EXCLUSIVE – A temporary election worker charged in connection to two security-related thefts that happened just a day apart last month at the Arizona Senate Building and the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center was seen smiling with several Democratic politicians in resurfaced social media posts viewed by Fox News Digital, and participated in Democrat primaries in Arizona during at least two past cycles.
Maricopa County elections theft suspect accused of stealing from Phoenix Art Museum
The man accused of stealing from the Maricopa County Elections Department now faces charges in a theft of vintage jewelry from the Phoenix Art Museum. With the latest charges filed Monday, 27-year-old Walter Ringfield Jr. has now been accused of theft or burglary on four separate occasions over the past two years.
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